"From Seeds to Songs" - Workshop with Andrew & Beyond Borders

For adults or Grades 1-12: classroom program, workshop or residency (30 minutes to 2 hours)

Consisting of demonstration and interactive exercises, “From Seeds to Songs” helps participants develop a lyrical or musical idea into a finished musical structure. Inherent in the workshop is a demonstration of cooperative learning.

Most of Andrew McKnight & Beyond Borders’s songs draw on history and geography as well as human relationships with the natural world and thus can also integrate well with school curricula if desired. Each of the four members are talented songwriters with different styles and backgrounds, and participating in an interactive group writing session with them is both stimulating and exciting. The band provides a highly nurturing environment for collaborative creativity. Writing exercises and tips help distill hooks and sharpen details.

Resources required include a white board or easel, and paper and writing utensils for the participants.